Mexican Chocolate Cake with Nana's Frosting

Another co-worker is moving on to...different things. And that means I had to make something for the going away shindig. Yes, had to. I went with a fairly simple recipe for a Mexican Chocolate Cake. Mix the dry ingredients, add the wet ones, mix until smooth. 25 minutes in the oven and it's done. It was.

The picture doesn't really show the cake part. Just the frosting. And that Dear Reader is the point. The frosting recipe comes from my paternal great-grandmother, known to us all as Nana. She used it on her oatmeal cookies. I do too. And as cake icing. And to make a marvelous peanut butter and frosting sandwich. It is true. A fairly simple recipe. Butter, powdered sugar, cinnamon, and coffee. Caffeine and sugar. This gets one going in the morning. You'll just have to trust me.

I found that the cake, with chocolate and cinnamon, goes beautifully with the cinnamon and the coffee in the frosting.

Bon appétit!